The Irish standard., 1887-06-25

simple and unpretentious character.
1t is marked by long, narrow stone
slab, lying fiat, about two inches above
the ground. Not a single relative Of
the poet is now living, and none but
admirers of his exquisite genius throw
wreaths Of immortelles on his sepul-
chre The grave looks as if it were
being carefully attended to, the stone
evidently being periodically cleaned
and the lettering of the inscription
kept clear and distinct. Plucking q
few ivy leaves from the gable OF the
church which overshadows the grave,
I passed around to the door of the sts-
cred edific and found it open. On Gu
tering found myself at the end Of the
church near the portion evidently set
apart for the choir. for there was music
scattered about on the seats, fronting a
small organ, which stood between two
large windows. One OF the windows is
of stained glass, representing the day
of judgment. Christ, attended by TWO
angels blowing trun1pets, is the central
figure. Seated below the Redeemer is
! Justice, with the sword ana scales III
her hands TO the right is an angel
bearing Al olive branch and welcoming
! the just, while to the left another angel
with 81 flaming sword is banishing the
unjust to the flames OF hell. Above.
over all, are twelve angelic fignres car
ry5ng shields, on which are inscribed
! the words Of Moore's sacred song,
| Sound the Loud Tlmbrel DER Egypt'a
Dark Sea- and below is the inscrlp-
/ tion: This window is placed III the
church by Che combined subscriptions
Of 200 persons who honor the poet of
all circles, sud the Idol of his own.
Thomas Moore" AT the other end Of
the church, and Immediately over the
communion table, is another stained
glass window, representing the cruci-
fixion, with an inscription setting forth
that it was erected in 1866 din honor Of
God and In memory of the widow of
Thomas Moore. Of Sloperton Cottage,'' -
by 9. w. Murray, a Scotch gentleman,
and a nephew of Mrs. Moore. The
movement for Che erection of q window
to the memory Of the poet was inagur-
ated about ten years ago by the late
Mr. s. G, Hall and Mrs. Hall, TO whom
lovers OF The poet are much indebted
for their efforts TO perpetuate his fame.
who conceived the happy idea of erect
ing the window in the west end Of the
church, for, as Mr.. Hall wrote. the
west Moore dearly loved, often watch
ing the setting of the sun in the west,
and, moreover, it is the point nearest
to Ireland, 1t is no mere fancy to think
the poet would have preferred the west
to the east Window The building is
like The majority Of rural Protestant
churches in England. 1t is small, OBJ
long in shape. and surmounted by
Gothic spira and weather. cock, and has
one Of it's gables decorated with some
grotesQne carving III sandstone, q pron1-
inent feature Of which is the face Of g.
griffin ]eering down at you i'll the most
sardopic fashion, as it in answer to
your surprise liz seeing II in sacn an
important place. Inside the building
the walls are incrusted with monu-
mental tablets in memory Of the fore
ratbers Of the village--one being us old
as 164O, and in corner: rallied off from
the rest Of the church, is the tomb Of q
family named Bayntum, On which a
full length marble figure OF O. recun1--
bent knight is reposing. On leaving
the church [ accosteG an old man who
who YVES trimming the grass edges Of
tie footpatils Of the graveyard and
asked him 30 direct me to sslopertoD
Cottage. 10 my extreme pleasure I
learned he had known Moore, and had
been acquainted with Mrs. Moore, but
beyond this could get very little infor-
nation.
Used they come to church here?' I
asked.
"Sume tonnes, ,! said he, in bis thick,
drawing voice. ::She cume oven, but
zee didn't see i'm at ALL"
s'Did he not come to church at a]l?''
I then asked, and the only answer the
cid 1uan vouchsafed was a giggling
laugh and shake Of his head. Mrs.
Moore (nee Elizabeth Dyke} was
Protestant, and the children were
brought up in the same religion. The
lines Of the poet are we'll known:
From the hereto girl of NY soul shall I fly
To seek somewhere else a more orthodox kiss?
No, peyieh the hearts and the laws that try
Trath valor and love by standard like this.
Over pathway pointed out to me by
the old sexton I passed through several
fields and titled gardens TO Sloperton
Cottage. It is quaint, irregular, two
storied building, with three rather
antiquated gables in front, thickly over
grown On every side with ivy. standing
on somewhat elevated position, about
ten yards in from the roadside, and the
privacy Of the grounds with which it is
surrounded obtained by a thick hedge
of lilacs, cedars and laburnums. From